The 15th annual Pacific Islander Festival is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow at Ski Beach on Mission Bay. Local, family-run company SweetStacks will serve island treats made from its gourmet pancake mix. Here are three ways you can transform batter into dessert and dinner.

This week's ingredient: SweetStacks pancake mix

Smart buy: A 1-pound resealable bag is $6.95, enough to make 24 pancakes